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Low profile transcatheter heart valve

US9974652B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

19Claims

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Assignee

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Ilia Hariton · Jerusalem, IL
Netanel Benichou · Hadera, IL
Yaacov Nitzan · Herzliya, IL
Bella Felsen · Haifa, IL
Diana Nguyen-Thien-Nhon · Santa Ana, US
Rajesh Khanna · Indianapolis, US
Son V. Nguyen · Irvine, US
Tamir S. Levi · Jerusalem, IL
Itai Pelled · Ramat HaSharon, IL

Key dates

Filing date	May 19, 2017
Grant date	May 22, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 19, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49863
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of crimping an implantable prosthetic valve can include placing protective material over at least a portion of the implantable prosthetic valve. The protective material can be configured to occupy space between open cells of a frame of the implantable prosthetic valve to prevent damage to a leaflet structure of the implantable prosthetic valve. The method can also include crimping the implantable prosthetic valve with the protective material on the implantable prosthetic valve, and removing the protective material from between the frame and the leaflet structure of the implantable prosthetic valve.

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